Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,726
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	104
Year 1998:	140
Year 1999:	160
Year 2000:	103
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	82
Year 2003:	170
Year 2004:	23
Year 2005:	277
Year 2006:	148
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	111
Year 2009:	86
Year 2010:	150

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
24 YOF HIT LLL W/SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LLL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
25 YOM PT HIT SELF ACCIDENTALLY WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. CONTUSION L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
20YOM HIT RT LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER DX: RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
CALF PAIN-22 Y/O M-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A HAMMER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
19 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX; R LOWER LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT (L) SHIN WITH A HAMMER HAS LAC AND CONT TO SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
16 YO M LACERATION TO LOWER LEG ACCDENTIALLY HIT BY HIS BROTHER WITH A HAMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT LEG WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER / DX R LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
WHILE HAMMERING WOOD, TIP OF HAMMER CHIPPED AND METAL PIECE HIT INTO PT S LEG, FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: HIT SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSIONS RT LEG - HIT LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
HIT HERSELF ON THE LEG W/ A SLEDGE HAMMER LEFT LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
25 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN PIECE OF METAL FROM MAUL HIT HIM AT H OME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT HIT LEG WITH SLEDGEHAMMER; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
STRUCK LOWER LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT ON LOWER LEG WITH HAMMER BY ANOTHER PERSON YESTERDAY, INTEN T NOT STATED; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Metal chimneys, stovepipes or flues
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG FROM STRIKING SELF WITH A HAMME R WHILE REMOVING A STOVE PIPE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT STATES LAST WEEK HE HIT HIMSELF ON LEG WITH A HAMMER, ABLE TO WALK B UT PAINFUL, DX MIDSHAFT CONTUSION RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT SELF WITH HAMMER DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HIT LEG WITH A HAMMER DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
18 Y/O M C/O HURT LEFT LEG. PT ACCIDENTLY HIT LFT LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMME R. DX CONT TO LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Hatchets or axes
STATES THINKS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. PW. CHOPPING WOOD, HIT HAMMER W/ AX AND FELT SHARP PAIN. DX; FB RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT SELF WITH MALLET. DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND - ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEG WITH A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/1998	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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